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THE GAMECOCK CROWING FOR A 6RBATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Member of Assoelated Collegiate Press Distributor of Collegiate Digest Feusdd January s, ages, with Robert EIllett Gonzales as the first editor. THI QAMEOqK Is ubilshed b and for the students at the University of South Carellai In Columbia em i-weekly. Tuesday and Saturday, during the eellege year exeept beliday alld exawlnatiao. Editorial and business effioes are beested In the east basement of Sims dormitory Advertising rates are $5 bsats an lob. Deadlines fer Saturday edition: editorial ans seiety. 3 p. s. Wednesday: news and sports. S p. m. Thursday. Deadlines for Tussdal -editiea: editorial and seeiety, 3 p. m. Friday; news and sports. S i. m. Sunday. Opiiens expressed by eslumnists and letter-writers are net noeesssrily these of THE 6AME000K. Publishing does not eonstitute an endorsement although the right ti edit is roeorved. STAFF Editor .............................................. Mary Shorn Managing Editor ................................. Mike Karvelar EDITORIAL STAFF New......... .................................. ........ Don Babeo Society Edtr ............................ Libby McDantel Foature Eio ........ ...Carroll Gilian Exchange Editor ..................-- -................................ Peg Trexte: Cartoonist .................................................Samu L.. Bya Reporters-Libby Cole. Irene Sanders. Bob Gunter, George Stanley. Jane Dowe, Cyru: Shealy, Joy Conrad, Ruth Newell, Jean Davis, Jo Anne Dillinger, Norine Corley, Bob Carpenter, Mary Says Gaston, Holly Beck, Helen Childers, Lynn Couch, Joe Molony, Sidney Brandenburg, Rann. Reaves, Betty Koty, Chick Shiols, Ken Bald win, Syd Badger, Vilma Huggins, Jane Dowe, Allen Becker, Betty Morton Frank Hard, Genanne Jones, Mar Lee Pender, Bob Pierce, Marian Rodgers, AlIva C. Sin.ley, Charles Watson, Eugene Webb, Snookie Kirkland, Mary Felder, Norms Manind, Marvin Carter, Ellen Schofield. BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager ....----......................... Candy Taylor Advertising Manager ..................................H arry Hitott Co-Circulation Manager. ..........................Lynn Hook and Darlen Robertoa Businesa Staff-Ann Mood, Betty Mood, Joanne Mae Weaver, Al Lovata, Margie Teague, Jean Eleazer, Phyllis Dukes, Beth Filllnstnm. Salute To WUSC It was with surprise and pleasure that Carolina students heard the first test broadcasts of campus radio station WUSC more than a week ago. The formal opening last Thursday brought the promise that WUSC is here to May. It was more than a year ago that the idea for Carolina's own radio station was conceived. Under the leadership of Mr. Mackie Quave, program director of WKIX, a few stu dents worked and planned and dreamed about a performing WUSC. Three of them-Sid Wise, Virginia Raysor, and Vic Barrett-went to New l ork to attend the national con vention of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, com posed of thirty campus stations throughout the nation. They returned with many helpful ideas and more high hopes. The time which has been required to see those dreams and hopes realized has been long. There have been constant obstacles and complications to overcome. Now, however, the day has come and USC DOES have a radio station. Still in its primary stages of broadcasting, WUSC promises to be one of the best methods of "getting the word" to students about campus activities. THE GAMECOCK salutes each of those people who have worked so faithfully and joins with them in looking to the future when WUSC will fulfill its greatest service to the campus. Cash Depository One of the busiest offices on the university -campus is located in a little ten-foot cubicle in the basement of Maxcy -the Cash Depository. A miniature bank, the depository is also one of the most popular offices on the campus, for 800 accounts, on the average, are handled there. Average amount in deposits ranges from $30,000 to $40,000. '! Until 1944, the depository was managed as a unit of the Treasurer's Office. When it was set up as a separate office, there were only 300 accounts handled. Since then, its busi ness increased so rapidly that the office was moved from even a smaller space to its present location last summer. The dspository is a service which the university provides for its students, faculty, and administrative staff. No charge is made to open an account. The only cost is an exchange fee of ten cents for the cashing of all checks on banks other than in the city of Columbia. Mrs. Peggy Bawl Lannom has been manager of the Cash Depository for three years, She has two student assistants -Scott Barnes and Chester Wingate. THE GAMECOCK offers verbal orchids to Mrs. Lannom for her excellent man agership of the Cash Depository, one of the most coinvenient services which we enjoy. Thursday Is Planned For You The "Queen For A Day" celebration scheduled for Thurs day afternoon promises to be one of the most festive events of the school year. Sponsored by the Booster Club, the af fair will include some kind of entertaining feature planned by individual organizations on the campus. The festival has been planned not only for enjoyment but also to give Columbians a glimpse of Carolina's campus, its students, and its activities. Join in the parade, the thirty-minute broadcast, the Co-ed Association sponsored baby contest, and the informal dance. Your Booster Club has made it possible for you. Corn Along The Volga Hillbilly music has entered the field of diplomacy. It went to work during a recent state departmen't broadcast to Russia and it did fairly well for a start. Russian lis teners said they liked the American music, especially "The Old Chisholm Trail." They were not so sure about an ac companying news broadcast and lecture on the U. S. form of government. The latter puzzled them. In the face of strong opposition, the state department has scheduled a series of these broadcasts to Russia. Purpose: to get the truth about America to the Russians. At pres ent these broadcasts have a very limited audience since highpowered radio sets are necessary to listen in. If each nation would, voluntarily relay over a domestic network the public relations broadcasts sent out by the other nation, then every owner of a radio set in each country could hear from the people across the ocean. flefore long the distorted impressions that Russians get of us through their publications, and the misconceptions of them we now have would dissolve. This would be truly a ease of peopler talking to people. 'She Russians need more hillbilly music, just as we need some enosak tunes on our hit parade.-(Associated Col legiate Press) (Daily Trojanh). THE GARNET AND BLACK S Columnist Reviews. Pi Including Death Of Hi With freedom of the press a ca pertinent matter in the world to- te; day, it is a question which must th have a bearing on the student ki facilities on this campus which no distribute information. cb A campus newspaper is, and it should be, the voice of the student Ti body and not primarily the basis for the formation of the student of opinion. That is the duty of any th campus informational organ, and tk it is the ideal, both of this column be and of the paper in which it ap pears. th Throughout this semester, this ca column has attempted to interpret be the emotions and vital opinions of fo: the students, or at least a part of th them, on the most important si topics which have a direct bear- de ing on campus life. This semester has seen many ca changes and has demonstrated the ar need for many more. That is what te, is considered the "stamping Ig ground" of a student newspaper. mi Representative Government co The most important and vital issue, in the opinion of this col- ig umn, has been the question of a an more representative student gov- ca ernment. These words have ap- sa peared in this space so many times wi this semester that they surely must be as boring to read as to th type. pe Our present student body presi- 'de dent and his Council have been in' at office since last September. Short- at ly after that time, it was apparent fo to keen observers on the campus, Al that a change in the student con stitution was needed. fe, Council sat itself down and dili- an gently began work on the change. Ag October passed, December passed, Cm April passed, now Council passes, and it seems that Judgment Day so will pass before any results are to seen. * so By a poll taken by The Game cock staff, it was demonstrated that the interest of the student se body in general was for a more cil representative government. This stj did not mean next year, in the th next ten years, in the next world, ca but NOW! ta The candidates in the late la- of mented elections have in some INTERNATIONAL PLAYHOU1 United States Must Ta To Provide Food, Cloi When the United Nations Re - lief and Rehabilitation Adminis.: ta tration was created in 1943, the la members pledged themselves to gr give aid to invaded countries and un that "The populations shall re -pa ceive aid and relief from their so sufferings, food, clothing, and mi shelter, aid in the prevention of shi pestilence, and in the recovery of we the h.ealth of the people." The wi forty-four uninvaded countries as agreed to contribute 1% of their su national income for this emerg- as ency relief. To date about $4,- wi 000,000,000 in food, medical sup- be plies, clothing, etc., has been ex- tk pended in Europe and Asia. Of na this total, the United States gave se about $2,880,000,000 or 72%. ini Praise the world over is of one be accord in gratitude to the United up Nations for its concern with the th general welfare of European and tk Asiatic peoples. The only real wi complaint is that this program has St been discontinued. According to be schedule, European aid was stop- sei ped last December and in the Far N< East on March 31. us These dates were arbitrarily mn set in advance and they have been adhered to by the United Nations. e But they cannot set dates for un hunger and need and suffering to ad end. The United Nations are an still committed "to practice toler- wi ance and live together in peace Ai with one another as good neigh- wi bors, and to promote higher stan- Ui dards of living, full employment, cil and conditions of economic and co social progress and development." th Cognizant of our obligation, the th Economic and Social Council rec- to ommended that an emergency food mi fund be created by the General Pe Assembly, each member contribute ing according to wealth and abil- no ity. The United States was one be of the most outspoken objectors ed to this plan and took exception to tai any multi-lateral relief system. th< JOur representatives declared in Is favor of a system of agreements Ur among the individual nations. ml PIRIT ist Topics Of Interesi gher Education Coun I .-] ses pledged themselves to a bet- c< r government. It is hoped that ei at better government will be the a: ad which the students want and ir t an ancient, obsolete and ar aic political monstrosity such as p is now. 84 rose Elections And now, that the final story is the greatest accomplishment of ti at government, the annual elec- -e ins, is in the offing, more can n said about them. it This columnn has made a plea l( at the people who were the so lied violators of a lax system, fi "forgiven," and the incident P rgotten, if nothing is done to t< wse who were actually respon- w Ple for this wrong to the stu- of nts. The students who have been ai [led before the Judgment seat ti a merely the victims of the sys- $i n and not responsible for it. r< norance has been the plea of pj my as they were asked to ac- it ant for their actions. b Who is to deny that students are al riorant of -the system? Is there y person or persons on this q rnpus who has the power to n y that a man is acquainted b th all the petty little rules? b [f such individuals do exist, c ey should have made their su rior intellect available to Stu- h nt Council on the fateful day b, the polls. If not, those who si tempt to be such powers should ci rever hold their peace. >out the Assembly This column has also made a h w observations on the affairs h d happenings at the General sembly of the State of South tl rolina. it The legislature has handled e1 me matters of vital importance w the university, and bungled mne more. li Beginning as a move to investi- of to the administration at this it lool, a bill calling for a coun- w for higher education in the it ate was submitted to one of se select little blind alleys ir led sub-committees. Represen- is tive Pope was placed in charge 1M this bill- h Admiral Smith and the other h 3E ke Lead In UNRRA hing, And Shelter Te William Clayton, Under Secre- I: ry of State for Economic Af- ti irs, proposed that the Congress ti ant $350,000,000 for our own ilateral program. The State De rtment proposes aid on an ab- E. lutely impartial bagis and has es ide plans to correct certain w ortcomings of the UNRRA. Aid o0 auld go only to the countries S mich asked for assistance and ir reed to our program. In the w becribing countries, the poor ti d indigent would receive relief ti thout charge but the rich would expected to pay. In distribu- ti in there would be no discrimi- re tion between races or religious al ets. The United States would v dist that public acknowledgment ci made of our assistance and di on freedom of the press during tl a time of relief aid. Strict ra- n ining and price, control systems ta >uld be administered by United ti ates personnel. No food would G given to countries which are si riding out food as reparations. ta mec of this relief aid would be be ad for the maitctnance of the g litary class. g The United States should pro- n ad cautiously in such a policy of o: ilateral relief. Although the di ministrative provisions are good ce d the State Dept. is concerned t} th the welfare of Europe and p< ia, the plan is out of harmony 0: th our compnitments to the ha aited Nations. The driving prin- or >le behind the United Nations is pi necerted and vigorous action on wt a part of all Its members. If ha a United States is not willing fi back the United Nations In all atters, wo cannot reasonably ex- ci et it of other governments. ore The plan proposed by the Eco- se mic and Social Council should ti adopted. Since all of the Unit- te Nations are pledged to main- pr n the peace, they must not shirk td air 'responsibilities when action w called for. The spirit of the am mited Nations must not be per- p< tted to die a lngngde.ath. ti cil Bill 3y CARROLL L. GILLIAM >llege presidents were kind sough to waste valuable time in WI ppearing before the public hear- "8 ag on this matter. On Then it disappeared from the sblic eye, and is now lurking br >mewhere on Uppei Main street. ]ni Now the Assembly, with $1,000 i its pockets, or the equivalent iereof (at the writing of this Ve alumnn, passage seemed Inmmi- til ant), is rapidly preparing to pack Su a bags and hit the trail for Wil- BE w Springs or Salem Falls, etc. mn What has happened to the bone- ro ceal bill on higher education, Mr. CO ope? And what is happening a liquor- control bill which fe ould provide more revenue for of ar school? to Why does Senator Brown call P a additional $700,000 appropria on for Clemson and the Univer- Pr ty of South Carolina "an er- he >r?" Is it an error to appro- er riate money to be spent where is actually needed, or is it hi Atter to line pockets -with the ims of the tax-payers? Di If anyone can answer these uestions with a logical argu ent as to why such action would a taken, please, in the name of a ar snighted citizen, send it to this CU >lumn. he Parthian Shot The lines which have appeared are are, and have been, in the est interest of the school and the udent body, both as such, and as tizens of South Carolina. What must be done now, is to ake up to arouse the people back ome about what is happening are and in the State House. We must also cooperate with B e new Student Council in seek ig a more representgtive gov- cr rnment, and must strive in all SC 'ays to have a better school. ob The University of South Caro na has a great place in the life en f this state and in the lives of a people. There are service li hich can be made and must be ade. ' .. In addition to the motto "Crow- w] ig For A Greater Carolina," we co ight add the words of Horace [ann, "Never say die until you ave done some little good for umanity." th Ai Needy -By CARLTON OWEN it is to survive these crucial sats, enthusiastic support from ae United States is imperative. th The proposed relief plan of the s nited States would not cover ren a small part of the relief ork that is necessary. During ae year of the war the United tates gave over $33,000,000,000 lend lease to help our allies in the war. We have spent less tan $3,000,000,000 in helping tem to win the peace. The UNRRA was the first at ~mpt in history ever made to give ilief and rehabilitation assist mee on an international scale. rhereas the ancient Greeks had mecerned themselves with man's ity to himself, the UNRRA was te first attempt in history ever ade to give relief and rehabili ition assistance on an interna onal scale. Whereas the ancient reek philosophers had empha zed man's duty to himself, Jesus iught of man's duty to his neigh >r. Twentieth century man has one part of the way in fulfilling his Christian obligation and he ust not revert to the old system disregarding human needs. The le has been cast in favor of world (e operation and prosperity and 131 to United States must give sup srt. Through international co seration in world relief and re- Onl ibilitation, the ideal world gov- mn: nment will arise through the in~ erformance of the functions hich world government should aye, the promotion of the wel- a ~re of all the world. 6 The United Nations must suc- k ed or fail depending on whether "0 not the needs of the world are 0 rved now. If the United States, A rough the United Nations, falls moot the simple challenge of "oviding feed, clothing, and shel- T r to the world's needy citizens,A 0 ourselves and all the world ust wonder if we really are an nror to tle Axis in much more an strengt o ars... a dash of bittres By DOTTIE PERKINS ain ... The Characters You Meet "The place just isn't the same anymore." We were sitting over the usual coffee cups the other day, adering why the Spirit of Carolina has degenerated into pirits." The talk and the coffee cups were the same ... ly the people were different. "People try TOO hard to be characters," chirped one Lght-eyed coed, and with that startling observation lapsed o a semi-coma of reaction for 3 days. The place just isn't the same. gut once there was a student who came to a great uni rsity . . . and for purposes of clarity and occasional iden ication, we shall call him "Dada." Dada was an unas ming sort of person with one consuming ambition ... to Somebody on the campus ... to be a Wheel. His room ite was a fellow called J. Joiner, who showed Dada the pes and angles, and wheedled membership on various sub cnmittees for his friend. But still Dada suffered from shyness, abetted by ap in. riority complex. As representative of the assistant com ttee opposed to chains on the campus driveway, Dada was face several legislative representatives with this crucial Dblem at an "informal gathering." Striving for savior. ire, Dada stood in front of the pompous gentlemen--and imptly forgot his speech. Still striving for informality, managed a weak smile, croaked: "Well, gentlemen .. . ... how are things in Glocca Morra?" and bolted. That was the end of Dada's political career.. His room tte, appalled at evidence of such bourgeois instability, left it to the fate of all peasants. And Dada turned to culture. On the campus there was a small literary publication. ida applied for staff membership, Intoxicated 'with visions himself as "poet laureate" of the university, if not of the estern Hemisphere. Secure in the knowledge that people e awed by that which they do not understand, Dada suc mbed to the influence of e. e. cummings and composed: would th at i were how (dull no t to be since ot her fo(lks) are i real ly can ('t) see " it Dada couldn't make the grade as a poet, either. His eed was "Obscurnatism," but.there were those critics who reamed that even for Obscurnatism, Dada's verse was too scure for their taste. So Dada was doomed to utter obscurity, until one day he tered a radio commercial slogan contest ... for Ole Ghoul rarettes. Dada was lifted up out of the purgatory of non-entities . his success even outshone the glory of the campus hero to had replaced Dada as "vice-chairman of the assis.ant mmittee in charge of removing chains from campus drive tys." Dada was a Wheel ... his slogan had won. And today you can see his magnetic smile leering 'from e trash cans and back fences from Pocono to -Buenos res . . . with his slogan: Ole Ghouls! Try an Ole Ghoul 1/20th of a dool Not a hack In the pack! Lo . .. ye that cigarette!I" ast Words The following was received from some anonymous (and wve them remain unknown) critics. If you will notice, is column WAS omitted last Tuesday, but not, let me as re you, to comply with your wishes! "My dear Miss Perkins, After having valiantly struggled through the intricate wording of your "fourteen inches," we have come to the conclusion that you should change your residence rrom one state institution to another. Your declaration that you do not wish to be a col umnist coincides with our wishes also. We feel that wish is shared by numerous Carolina students. If only your early unfortunate mishaps as a columnist had dis 3ouraged you, the "fourteen inches" which you covet might be filled with more interesting and comprehen nible items. Just out of curiosity, what is the status of one who loesn't go through the period of childhood? You seem to infer that there are such people. Are they your sis er columnists ? You state that spring is the time for politics, prom ses, and poets. We're tired of reading your so-called oems. We would consider it a favor if you promise tot to write anymore. Have mercy on our tortured minds and refrain from future publication of this tripe. With that supplication we close until next time. The residents of room 214, Preston. lumnist's comment: Nowadays, everybody's trying to get ~o the act! is for "a dash of bitters," the cup is dry . .. the bird Is the wing . . . and there's just a jigger of vitriol left In typewriter, which I should like to dedicate to my friends Presto'n, 214. 'his is the last Issue of this column (barring accidents :I desperation on the part of the new editor). So, rejoice, ~ is . . . eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow . . . who ows? . . . maybe you'll have to write a column! h, I've taken my script where I've found it, ut of wastebaskets, corners, and file, nd with tongue in my cheek I hani marvelled, hat you stood it for so long awhile. hough you've screamed at my style and my rhyme scheme nd said that my short verses bore... ast remember the sage words of Barnum, ou critics from room two ..,. one., four!"